开口 (kāi kǒu) — to open one's mouth; to speak up; to start talking

Definition

开口 means to open one's mouth to speak — often used in the negative 不好意思开口 ('don't like to bring it up') to mean asking a favor or mentioning something awkward. It's separable: 开了口 / 开不了口.

verb
to open one's mouthto speak upto start talking

Beispiele

  • 开口
    Tā yóu yù le hěn jiǔ, zhōng yú kāi kǒu le.
    He hesitated for a long time and finally spoke up.
  • Zhè jiàn shì tài nán le, wǒ shí zài kāi bù liǎo kǒu.
    This matter is too difficult — I really can't bring myself to say it.
  • Tā zhī kāi guò yí cì kǒu, zhī hòu jiù yì zhí chén mò.
    She only spoke once, and then remained silent the whole time.

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